Press Releases
NextWindow Opens Sales and Customer Support Office in Japan
June 28, 2010
Expanded presence in Asia to assist OEMs and ODMs develop touch PCs
NextWindow, a subsidiary of SMART Technologies, announces the opening of a sales and customer support office in Tokyo, Japan. The new office underscores NextWindow’s commitment to serving OEMs and ODMs in Japan and throughout Asia. Staff at the new Japan office will help NextWindow manage customer requirements by providing a convenient location for in-depth product demonstrations and local support for OEM and ODM product development efforts.
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SMART acquires NextWindow
April 25, 2010
Acquisition extends SMART’s presence into broader consumer market and strengthens IP portfolio
SMART Technologies, the world’s leading provider of interactive whiteboards, announces the acquisition of New Zealand-based NextWindow (Next Holdings Limited), a leading designer and manufacturer of optical touch technology for integration into all-in-one computers, computer displays and large-format screens.
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Customer Satisfaction with Microsoft Windows 7 is Fueling NextWindow Success with the Top PC Makers
April 19, 2010
Windows 7 Users are Replacing Older Computers with NextWindow-powered Touch PCs
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens to manufacturers of desktop PCs, computer monitors and large-format displays, today announced that the successful October 2009 launch of Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft, has led many consumers, businesses and government agencies to upgrade their PCs.
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NextWindow to Preview Advanced Optical Touch Screen Technology at Interactive Displays Conference this Month
April 13, 2010
Recently Launched All-in-One Computers and Monitors Featuring NextWindow Technology Provide Momentum as Touch on the Desktop Continues to Accelerate
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens to manufacturers of desktop PCs, computer monitors and large-format displays, today announced its intent to exhibit at the Interactive Displays 2010 conference this month. The event is scheduled for April 20–22 at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, California. NextWindow will demonstrate the latest optical touch screen technology for desktop and large-format applications in booth #5.
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NextWindow to Showcase Latest Large-Format Touch Screens at PALME Middle East 2010 Event
April 7, 2010
Digital Signage and Related Display-based Applications Increasingly Popular in Middle East as Developers Erect New Shopping Malls, Hotels and Other Commercial Enterprises
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens to manufacturers of desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that it will be an exhibitor at the PALME Middle East 2010 trade show. The event is scheduled for April 18 – 20 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. NextWindow will demonstrate the latest large-format touch screen applications for commercial, corporate and educational use in booth SF30.
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NextWindow Increases Manufacturing Capacity as Global Demand for Touch PCs and Computer Monitors Heats Up
March 24, 2010
Process Improvements at Manufacturing Facilities in Asia Leads to 100% Capacity Growth
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens to manufacturers of desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that a series of manufacturing improvements at its factories in Asia have helped the company to increase touch screen output capacity significantly. The upgraded processes are associated with heat staking, glue dispensing, curing, assembly and set-up of touch screens. By adding new production lines, automating previously manual processes and updating equipment and test software, NextWindow has been able to double its manufacturing capacity.
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NextWindow Opens Korean Office to Extend Relationships with Top PC and Monitor Makers
March 9, 2010
Korean Presence also Key to Supporting Local Companies Making Touch-enabled Plasma and LCD Displays for the Education Market
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens to manufacturers of desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced the opening of an office in Seoul, South Korea. The new office will be led by country manager Yong-sun Kim, who joins NextWindow after senior sales roles at international companies including Intel, where he managed the chip giant’s business with Samsung. Mr. Kim and his team will support NextWindow customers in Korea, including many of the world’s largest PC, monitor and large-format display companies.
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NextWindow to Demonstrate Latest Touch Screen Technology at Integrated Systems Europe Conference
January 26, 2010
Interactive Multi-touch Screens Increasingly Popular in Retail Establishments, Tourist Centers, Boardrooms and Classrooms Worldwide
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced it will demonstrate the latest in optical touch screen technology at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Amsterdam, February 2 – 4. On display in the NextWindow booth, #10/129, will be its 2150 and 2700 series products, each of which is a large-format display ranging in size from 30” – 120”.
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NextWindow Touch Screens to Power New Computer Monitor from the World’s Fourth Largest PC Vendor
January 21, 2010
Lenovo L2461 with 23” Multi-touch Screen from NextWindow to Begin Shipping Next Month
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that a new desktop computer monitor will feature NextWindow optical touch screens. Lenovo, the world’s fourth largest PC vendor and the number one PC vendor in China, is launching the L2461 desktop monitor featuring a 23” interactive touch screen designed and manufactured by NextWindow.
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NextWindow Wins Again with Top PC Maker
December 16, 2009
Inspiron One 19 the Latest Desktop Product from Dell to Use NextWindow Touch Screens
NextWindow, the world’s leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs and monitors, today announced that another all-in-one PC using NextWindow touch screens has begun shipping. Top computer maker Dell is now offering the Inspiron One 19, an all- in-one PC featuring a 19” touch screen from NextWindow. The Inspiron One 19 is the third desktop PC or monitor from Dell to include NextWindow touch screens. The others—the Dell Studio One 19 all-in- one PC and the Dell SX2210T desktop monitor—already have been announced.
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NextWindow Named to 2009 Deloitte Technology Asia Pacific Fast 500 and Deloitte New Zealand Fast 50 Lists
December 11, 2009
According to Deloitte, NextWindow is the fastest-growing technology company in New Zealand, with 828% revenue growth over the past three years
NextWindow, the world’s leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that it’s been named the fastest-growing technology company in New Zealand by global consulting and financial services firm, Deloitte, in its 2009 Technology Asia Pacific Fast 500 list published this week.
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NextWindow Extends Leadership in Optical Touch Screen Technology with Addition of New Patents to its IP Portfolio
December 9, 2009
Growing list of patents highlights NextWindow’s commitment to protecting its technology and product leadership positions
NextWindow, the world’s leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced the addition of two technology patents to its intellectual property portfolio. The first patent, which refers to a fundamental optical touch screen technology, was filed in 1992. The second patent, which focuses on the processing of touch locations in an optical touch screen, is the product of a research and development investment NextWindow made in 2003.
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NextWindow Adds New All-in-One PC to Portfolio
October 29, 2009
NEC joins Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Medion and Sony among leading PC makers using NextWindow touch screens
NextWindow, the world’s leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs and monitors, today announced a new addition to the list of all-in-one (AIO) computers powered by NextWindow. Japanese electronics manufacturer NEC has launched the ValueStar W, an AIO computer with a 21.5” touch screen. NEC’s first multi-touch AIO computer, the ValueStar W currently is available only in Japan.
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NextWindow Keeps Momentum with New Touch Monitor
October 26, 2009
Dell announces the SX2210T, a 21.5” display using NextWindow optical touch screens
NextWindow, the leading provider of optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that its touch screens are being used in a new desktop monitor from a leading computer manufacturer. This week Dell launched the SX2210T, a 21.5” display with multi-touch functionality. With this announcement Dell becomes the fourth major PC maker in the last month to introduce a NextWindow-enabled desktop PC or monitor.
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NextWindow Touch Screens Selected for 10 New Desktop PCs and Monitors
October 21, 2009
Tomorrow’s Windows 7 launch expected to kick-off a “Touch PC” frenzy, with several new products likely to become available before the end of the year
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that its touch screens have been selected for use in 10 desktop PCs and monitors—this is by far the most project wins for any desktop-focused touch screen manufacturer. A handful of “Touch PCs” that use NextWindow touch screens already have been announced, including the Dell Studio One 19, the Hewlett-Packard TouchSmart 300, TouchSmart 600 and 9100, the Sony L Series, and the Medion X9613.
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NextWindow Wins 2009 ANZCham Business Excellence Award for Collaboration with Taiwanese PC Manufacturers
October 16, 2009
NextWindow Has Established Corporate Offices in Taiwan to Assist Original Design Manufacturers and Original Equipment Manufacturers in the Development of New “Touch PCs”
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs and large-format displays, today announced that the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Taiwan, has recognized NextWindow with a 2009 ANZCham Business Excellence Award.
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New All-in-One PC Ships with NextWindow Touch Screens
October 15, 2009
Hewlett-Packard chooses NextWindow for third-generation TouchSmart 300, TouchSmart 600 and 9100 desktop computers announced this week
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that industry leading PC maker Hewlett-Packard is using NextWindow touch screens in its new TouchSmart 300, TouchSmart 600 and 9100 “all-in-one” desktop computers. The new computers, which launched publicly this week, are HP’s third generation all-in-one PC. NextWindow touch screens also were used in the first two generation HP TouchSmart products.
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Another Leading PC Maker Ships Desktop PC with NextWindow Touch Screens
October 12, 2009
Sony is the latest PC maker to choose Windows 7 certified NextWindow touch screens
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that a fourth leading PC maker has begun selling a desktop PC using NextWindow touch screens. Sony this week unveiled its new touch-enabled, multi-media machine—the VAIO® L Touch HD PC/TV—which includes a 24” wide screen panel. According to Sony: “With the VAIO L Series’ multi-touch screen, easy access to your PC, HDTV, DVR— your entire entertainment hub— is readily at your fingertips.”
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European Market Prepares for New All-in-One PC Using NextWindow Touch Screens
October 8, 2009
Recently launched Medion X9613 with 24” multi-touch screen soon to be available in Germany
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs and large-format displays, today announced that another PC maker will soon begin selling an all-in-one computer with NextWindow touch screens. Global PC and consumer electronics developer Medion recently announced plans to offer a multi touch-enabled system with a 24” screen. Branded the Medion X9613, the all-in-one PC will be available initially in Germany.
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NextWindow Ships Touch Overlay Product, the First Large- Format Touch Screen to be Windows 7 Multi-Touch Ready
September 29, 2009
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for desktop PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced that its 2700 Touch Overlay product has begun shipping to partners.
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PC Manufacturers Choose NextWindow Optical Touch Screens for New All-In-One Computers
August 20, 2009
NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for all-in-one PCs, monitors and large-format displays, today announced it has added several PC manufacturers as new clients. NextWindow is now engaged with many of the top PC manufacturers to build optical touch screens for soon-to-be available all-in-one computers. Many of the new PCs will go on sale this fall in conjunction with the launch of Microsoft Windows 7, the first-ever touch-enabled operating system.
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NextWindow Earns Coveted Windows 7 Logo Certification
13th July 2009
NextWindow recently became the first optical touch screen manufacturer to announce Windows 7 logo certification from Microsoft. Achieving Windows 7 logo certification is a major milestone for NextWindow, whose touch screens are used in all-in-one PCs from Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The world’s largest PC manufacturers can now be confident that NextWindow touch screens will achieve the high performance standards required to run within Windows 7.
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NextWindow Introduces 2700 Touch Overlay
15th June 2009
NextWindow is launching the 2700 Touch Overlay, a new line of multi-touch enabled touch screens, at InfoComm 09 in Orlando, Florida this week.
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NextWindow Opens Operations Headquarters in Singapore
1st June 2009
Pleasanton, CA - June 1, 2009 - NextWindow today announced the opening of its global operations headquarters in Singapore. Established as NextWindow Singapore PTE Ltd., the new office will provide sales, service and engineering support to customers and partners in the region and globally. The office will also enable NextWindow to work more closely with PC manufacturers and original design manufacturers (ODMs) on the next generation of touch screen-enabled PCs.
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NextWindow Granted Key Optical Touch Screen Patents
1st June 2009
Pleasanton, CA - June 1, 2009 - NextWindow, the leader in optical touch screens for all-in-one PCs and large-format displays, has been awarded two key technology patents, one in the US and another in China. The newly granted patents which refer to optical touch systems incorporating light emitters, reflectors and detection methods, help cement NextWindow’s leadership positions in the important Chinese manufacturing and US sales markets.
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NextWindow Granted Key Optical Touch Screen Patents (23 KB pdf file)
NextWindow Brings Touch to Latest All-In-One PC
18th May 2009
Pleasanton, CA – May 19, 2009 – NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical multi-touch screens for personal computers, has developed solutions for the top two touch-enabled all-in-one consumer PCs. Recently ending its most successful year ever, NextWindow today announced its 1900 series touch screen has been integrated into the Dell Studio One 19 all-in-one consumer PC, which features an 18.5-inch widescreen flat panel display.
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NextWindow Completes Record Fiscal Year
May 2009
Pleasanton, CA – May 7, 2009 – NextWindow, the market and technology leader in optical touch screens for personal and business computing applications, today announced record results for its fiscal year 2009 ending March 31. In addition to completing its best year in revenue growth, NextWindow reached several significant customer milestones in FY’09, including establishing stronger relationships with two of the world’s largest personal computer manufacturers, each of whom delivered new products containing NextWindow technology. Also in FY’09 NextWindow increased revenue 600% over FY’08.
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NextWindow Completes Record Fiscal Year (29 KB pdf file)
NextWindow Announces Revolutionary TruRange® Technology
January 2009
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NextWindow New 2150 Model Released
November 2008
NextWindow is pleased to announce the launch of the new 2150 model, which replaces the 2102.
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For further details, see Nextwindow 2150 Optical Touch Screen.
NextWindow Announces Touch-Screen Driver for Windows 7
November 2008
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For further details, see NextWindow Multi-Touch Creativity.
NextWindow Releases Latest Large Format Multi-Touch Screens.
Optical multi-touch technology is now available for screens up to 120”
October 31, 2008
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NextWindow Touch Screens Integrated Into Most Popular Touch-Enabled PC
The latest optical touch technology is revealed in HP’s TouchSmart All-in-One PCs.
October 13, 2008
It’s no surprise that NextWindow’s touch screens have ended up on the face of the world’s most produced touch-enabled PC ever. With increasing demand for image clarity, touch accuracy and low cost, NextWindow’s integrated touch displays are the perfect fit.
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